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Ron Hall
Ron Hall’s life was centered around a successful career as an international art dealer and a passion for his Rocky Top ranch on the Brazos River. All this changed in 1998 as a result of an encounter with a homeless man who was threatening to kill everyone in sight in the homeless shelter where Ron and his wife Deborah had begun to volunteer two weeks earlier.
This life-changing encounter has been featured on many television and radio shows. After the death of his wife in 2000, Ron was inspired to write his first book, Same Kind of Different as Me, a story of hope and redemption. The word-of-mouth hit became a #1 New York Times platinum bestseller and stayed on the list for more than three and a half years. He tells the rest of the story in his latest book Workin Our Way Home, the incredible true story of a homeless Ex-Con and a grieving millionaire thrown together to save each other.
Ron was a screenwriter and producer of the movie adaptation of Same Kind of Different as Me. He is currently writing a TV series that will air in the Fall that’s a modern version of the legendary TV show Dallas.
On the philanthropy side, Ron and his wife Beth operate the Same Kind of Different As Me Foundation to meet emergency needs of the homeless.
In 2007, President Bush appointed Ron to the State Department Cultural Property Committee to advise the President on diplomatic matters regarding international art and antiquities. He served through December 2011.
A TCU graduate, including an MBA, Ron was awarded TCU’s highest honor as Distinguished Alumni in 2017.
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